Regular active play helps children to develop healthy bodies and strong minds. Through movement, children strengthen their heart, muscles, and bones while working on coordination, dexterity, and a range of motor skills. In addition, physical active play fosters social interaction and emotional well being while building skills such as communication, self-esteem and imagination. Whether…
Play in Preschool: 5 Games That Reinforce Math Skills
Preschoolers love to play games and be active. Bringing more math lessons into early curriculum through a variety of engaging activities can help to make learning more fun. Incorporating different educational games inside and outside of the classroom builds cooperation skills, problem solving abilities, physical fitness strengths, as well as, other developmental basics important to…
Making Words Fun! Lesson Ideas for Elementary Students
For some students, learning about and understanding words is a real challenge. As teachers, it is up to us to help them and make learning fun. The three ideas below were sent in by really good teachers who know that when word lessons are exciting, students retain more and are more successful.